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Pete Domenici: “So let me first say to the senior citizens that I gather now that you know the emotional ramping up by frightening…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1997
So let me first say to the senior citizens that I gather now that you know the emotional ramping up by frightening senior citizens is beginning to take place out there in our States and communities. Let me, to the extent that I can, say to the seniors who are listening to those who would like to make you believe that they are really here arguing to save Social Security, suggest to you that what they are really arguing about is that they don't want a constitutional amendment to balance the budget and they have now hit on what I perceive to be a risky gimmick in an effort to frighten seniors and by that approach defeat a constitutional balanced budget amendment.
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Pete Domenici

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Addressing concerns about the impact of a balanced budget amendment on Social Security during Senate debate.

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